Auguste Rodin's The Walking Man (L'homme qui marche) and Emile-Antoine Bourdelle's Adam. (c) Photography by Rocky Kneten
The Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden is a remarkable work of art itself. Spanning slightly more than one acre, the graceful site embodies "a geometry of playfulness," as trees, walls, lawns, and pavers come together to form a brilliant frame for outdoor sculpture. New seasons and different times of day make the Cullen Sculpture Garden an ever changing gallery for art and a welcoming destination for visitors.
Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988), architect of the garden, was also active as a sculptor and designer. Born in Los Angeles, California, he was raised in the United States and Japan. After completing his studies in New York in the mid 1920s, he made extended visits to Paris, Beijing, Tokyo, and Kyoto. While New York remained his home base in subsequent years, he continued to travel widely, developing a remarkable body of work which integrated modernist aesthetics with world culture.
Noguchi submitted his first design for the Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Garden in 1979, and over the next five years he refined the plan to respond to the local environment. Named for the prominent Houston philanthropists Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen, the garden opened to the public on April 5, 1986.
Visit the Cullen Sculpture Garden
The Cullen Sculpture Garden is located at the corner of Montrose Boulevard and Bissonnet Street. (Map)
Open daily from 9:00 am. - 10:00 pm.
Admission is FREE at all times.
1001 Bissonnet at Main
Houston, Texas 77005 MAP
MFAH Information: 713-639-7300
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